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Tripartite meeting begins

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    The fifth tripartite meeting of Sierra Leone's Joint Committee on Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration convened in the northern town of Makeni on Tuesday, a UN source in Freetown told IRIN.

    It was originally scheduled to take place on 6 September but was delayed after a boycott by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in protest at a decision by the government to postpone parliamentary and presidential elections to 14 May 2002.

    The tripartite talks involve the government of Sierra Leone, the UN Mission in Sierra Leone and the RUF. They meet periodically to review the implementation of decisions on the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration process, issues hampering its progress and next steps. The meetings are also aimed at reviewing issues related to national recovery and stabilisation.

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